http://dir.salon.com/topics/animal_rights/?source=rss&aim=animal_rights en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT By Megan Wilde Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/06/30/horse_slaughter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/06/30/horse_slaughter/index.html?source=rss U.S. horses are meeting gruesome ends abroad, while the debate rages on: Are horses 1,500 pounds of food or friend? By Steve Paulson Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/atoms_eden/2009/04/14/jane_goodall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/atoms_eden/2009/04/14/jane_goodall/index.html?source=rss In a surprising interview, the famous primatologist talks about her mystical experiences in the jungle and her ever-increasing passion for animal rights and cleaning up the "horrendous mess" of our environment. By Amy Benfer Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/11/11/girls_guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/11/11/girls_guns/index.html?source=rss I can bring home the moose, fry it up in a pan. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/21/veterinarian_school/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/21/veterinarian_school/index.html?source=rss The "food animal" courses insult my conscience. By Chris Colin Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/03/31/Nim_Chimpsky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/03/31/Nim_Chimpsky/index.html?source=rss Raised like a son by a New York City family as part of a language experiment, Nim Chimpsky was shipped away when funds ran out. A new biography tells Nim's story. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/28/yorkie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/28/yorkie/index.html?source=rss My grandmother is ill and cannot care for her aging Yorkshire terrier. By Carol Lloyd Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/07/dogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/07/dogs/index.html?source=rss Animal rights activists hijack Feministing, attacking blogger for buying her puppy from a breeder. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/01/bad_cat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/01/bad_cat/index.html?source=rss We saved this day-old kitten from certain death, and now, three years later, he's our worst nightmare. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/10/05/ruhlman_bourdain_foie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/10/05/ruhlman_bourdain_foie/index.html?source=rss Outspoken foodies Anthony Bourdain and Michael Ruhlman sound off about New Jersey's plan to ban the duck delicacy -- and how the food police are ruining America. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/05/25/cats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/05/25/cats/index.html?source=rss My kids like to play and there's a cat that visits every night. By Oliver Broudy Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/08/singer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/08/singer/index.html?source=rss "The Way We Eat" author Peter Singer explains the advantage of wingless chickens, how humans discriminate against animals, and the downside of buying locally grown food. By Lynn Harris Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/11/pet_protection/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/11/pet_protection/index.html?source=rss New Maine law includes pets in domestic violence protection orders. By Cary Tennis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/03/08/animal_activist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/03/08/animal_activist/index.html?source=rss I'm becoming increasingly militant in my vegetarian activism, and it's causing me to isolate and be depressed. By John Cook Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/07/thugs_puppies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/07/thugs_puppies/index.html?source=rss The militant animal rights group SHAC has one goal: Cripple a lab that tests (and kills) dogs and monkeys. They say they're activists. The government calls them terrorists. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/21/peta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/21/peta/index.html?source=rss People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' new Web site tutors teenage animal-rights warriors how to resist dissection in biology class and mystery meat in the cafeteria. By Kurt Kleiner Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/09/04/wise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/09/04/wise/index.html?source=rss A Harvard professor says science itself proves that such animals as parrots, apes and elephants should be considered persons with legal rights. By Jeff Stein Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/31/circus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/31/circus/index.html?source=rss How Ringling Bros. minions tormented a freelance writer for eight years. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/08/31/dmca_animals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/08/31/dmca_animals/index.html?source=rss A British medical research firm hammers its online opponents, courtesy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. By Viktor Frolke Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2001/06/25/singer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2001/06/25/singer/index.html?source=rss Controversial bioethicist Peter Singer talks about the difference between humans and animals (none), the virtues of euthanasia (many) and why some babies are better off dead. By Phil Busse Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/04/18/cockfighting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/04/18/cockfighting/index.html?source=rss Why does the land o' many Birkenstocks allow fowl to be bred for cockfights? By Susan McCarthy Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/02/04/cage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/02/04/cage/index.html?source=rss In his new book, animal rights law professor Steven Wise argues that chimps are persons too. By Laura Fraser Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/01/07/vegetarian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/01/07/vegetarian/index.html?source=rss It's anti-social, not necessarily healthful -- and besides, meat tastes good! By Jake Tapper Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/14/barker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/14/barker/index.html?source=rss Congressional representatives join "The Price Is Right" host Bob Barker in a made-for-media clarion call for elephants' rights in India. By Maia Szalavitz Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/06/29/featurea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/06/29/featurea/index.html?source=rss The prospect of "full-body transplants" offers some weird new twists on the old mind-body problem. By Harry Jaffe Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/22/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/22/news/index.html?source=rss The problem of America's exploding deer population is pitting hunters, who want to shoot more of them, against animal rights activists, who want to try birth control.